Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soots

/sˈʊts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: soots
IPA: /sˈʊts/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of soot

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Possibly an altered spelling of Dutch Soodts.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Soodts

Inflected Forms

Sootses (plural)

Rhymes With

puts kibbutz pussyfoots

Questions

How do you pronounce soots?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʊts/.
What does soots mean?: plural of soot
Where does soots come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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